Clinical effect of virtual reality combined with drug therapy on patients with schizophrenia in convalescence

Abstract

Background

Schizophrenia is a complex mental illness. At present, traditional drug therapy is the main method of schizophrenia management, but the treatment of many patients is not effective. Virtual reality (VR), a technology that simulates real environments, has begun to gain traction in the treatment of mental illness in recent years. The purpose of this study is to enhance the clinical therapeutic effect of patients in the recovery period through virtual reality technology combined with drug use.

Subjects and Methods

The study adopted a randomized controlled trial design and selected a group of patients with schizophrenia in a certain hospital as subjects. The experimental group received virtual reality combined with drug treatment, while the control group received only traditional drug therapy. After the experiment, the patients were evaluated for psychological symptoms, quality of life, and cognitive function. The results were statistically analyzed by SPSS23.0.

Results

The results showed that the experimental group had significant advantages in improving psychological symptoms and life quality and restoring cognitive function. Compared to the traditional treatment group, patients in the experimental group were able to better control the production of hallucinations and delusions in the virtual reality environment and showed better adaptability in daily life.

Conclusions

In the recovery period of schizophrenia patients, virtual reality combined with drug therapy has shown remarkable clinical effects, providing an innovative auxiliary treatment for schizophrenia treatment。

Acknowledgement

Jilin Provincial Department of Education Science and Technology Research Project; “Development and application of VR virtual roaming system in the ancient city of Neuin, Paektu Mountain” (No. JJKH20221304KJ); Changchun Guanghua College Youth Research Fund Project; Jilin Province Cultural Relics Restoration and Roaming System Based on VR Technology (No. QNJJZD2019004).